Kendrick Lamar kicked off his highly anticipated tour in Minnesota on Saturday, April 19, and fans were quick to point out the SHADE he threw at Drake during the show. The Compton-bred rapper set things off by seemingly referencing one of Drake’s disses aimed at him.
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Kendrick Lamar Mocks Drake During His Tour’s Opening Night
During his Grand National Tour stop at the U.S. Bank Stadium, Kendrick Lamar left concert-goers SHOOK when he trolled Drizzy’s “drop drop” adlib from his song, ‘Family Matters.’ In the video footage posted on X (formerly Twitter), Lamar appears to be seated for a fake deposition. An off-screen attorney can be heard mentioning, “Sunday, Feb. 9,” the same date Lamar performed at the Super Bowl halftime show.
The Compton native laughingly responded, “I don’t keep up with dates.” That’s when the attorney asked whether this rang any bells before mimicking Drake’s adlib, “Drop. Drop. Drop. Drop…” The screen fades to black as the famous opening line to Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ plays throughout the stadium.
Social Media Responds To Kendrick’s Shady Skit
The Roomies were quick to sound off on Kendrick Lamar’s lil’ jab towards Drake in The Shade Room’s comment section. Peep some of their reactions below.
@metowi wrote, “Drake makes every rapper relevant! Argue with your mama”
2kanlaaaaa.___ added, “Don’t get angry but I think this is what’s keeping him talked about”
Another user, @1ilkozart expressed, “Whew maturing is realizing Kendrick was irrelevant asf up until the beef with his fav drake”
@ovo9ger wrote, “Biggest tour of his career thanks to Drake, biggest moment of his career, thanks to Drake. You’re welcome and the owl STILL number 1.”
@gnxtour wrote, “For yall saying Kendrick doing too much just remember Drake walked out with smoke and bullet holes in his hoodie on tour”
@__roxxanne954 shared, “Kendrick is me 😂 once you get me started im not stopping TILL IM BORED”
@enchantis_thestylist wrote, “I’m kinda over tha beef at this point😒🥱”
@scorpio.tatted shared their thoughts, adding, “The most attention he’s getting is off of Drakes back. He need to thank that man.”
@cassiditamiko wrote, “Nothing against Kendrick but it’s getting old … do something without mentioning Drake”
Drake Files Amendment In UMG Defamation Suit
Meanwhile, Drizzy is NOT letting up in his legal war with Universal Music Group (UMG) over K.Dot’s ‘Not Like Us’ diss track. Now, he’s dragging the Grammys and Super Bowl into it, too. The Canadian rapper filed an amended lawsuit against UMG on Wednesday, April 16, in New York federal court, claiming the company had somewhat proven his point regarding the defamation accusations made against him in the song.
The updated complaint, per CNN, states Kendrick Lamar removed the “pedophile” jab from his Super Bowl halftime show performance. Meanwhile, the Grammys had to redact the word as the track played in the background when Lamar won his award for Record Of The Year. Drake’s legal team argues that there wouldn’t have been a reason to edit out the word if the lyrics weren’t defamatory.
